Pablo Picasso with the goat Esmeralda at Christmas 1956. She was a Christmas present from Jacqueline. La Californie, Cannes 1956.
In his studio at the Villa La Californie in Cannes, Pablo Picasso gently cradles the small goat Esmeralda, a Christmas present from his wife, Jacqueline Roque, in 1956. Seated on the patterned wooden floor, the artist looks down at the animal with a tender expression. Strong sunlight casts sharp shadows across the room, which is filled with the creative clutter of an artist’s studio: stacks of books, ceramics, and paintings propped against the walls and furniture. This quiet, intimate moment is set within a space of artistic profusion.
Artworks:
- "Poissons et oiseaux", 1955. RamieG:312; Bloch.III:62
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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com / © Succession Picasso / 2020, ProLitteris, Zurich
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